13:1 David conferred with each of his officers, the commanders of thousands and commanders of hundreds.
13:2 He then said to the whole assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you and if it is the will of the LORD our God, let us send word far and wide to the rest of our brothers throughout the territories of Israel, and also to the priests and Levites who are with them in their towns and pasturelands, to come and join us.
13:3 Let us bring the ark of our God back to us, for we did not inquire of it during the reign of Saul.”
13:4 The whole assembly agreed to do this, because it seemed right to all the people.
13:5 So David assembled all the Israelites, from the Shihor River in Egypt to Lebo Hamath, to bring the ark of God from Kiriath Jearim.
13:6 David and all the Israelites with him went to Baalah of Judah (Kiriath Jearim) to bring up from there the ark of God the LORD, who is enthroned between the cherubim–the ark that is called by the Name.
13:7 They moved the ark of God from Abinadab’s house on a new cart, with Uzzah and Ahio guiding it.
13:8 David and all the Israelites were celebrating with all their might before God, with songs and with harps, lyres, tambourines, cymbals and trumpets.
13:9 When they came to the threshing floor of Kidon, Uzzah reached out his hand to steady the ark, because the oxen stumbled.
13:10 The LORD’S anger burned against Uzzah, and he struck him down because he had put his hand on the ark. So he died there before God.
13:11 Then David was angry because the LORD’S wrath had broken out against Uzzah, and to this day that place is called Perez Uzzah.
13:12 David was afraid of God that day and asked, “How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?”
13:13 He did not take the ark to be with him in the City of David. Instead, he took it aside to the house of Obed-Edom the Gittite.
13:14 The ark of God remained with the family of Obed-Edom in his house for three months, and the LORD blessed his household and everything he had.
13:1 And David took counsel with the captains of the thousands and of the hundreds, with every leader.
13:2 And David said to all the congregation of Israel, If it seems good to you, and it is from Jehovah our God, let us send far and wide to our brothers who remain in all the land of Israel and to the priests and the Levites who are with them in their cities with pasture lands, that they may gather themselves to us.
13:3 And let us bring back the Ark of our God to ourselves, for we did not inquire of it in the days of Saul.
13:4 And all the congregation said that they would do so, for the matter was right in the sight of all the people.
13:5 And David gathered all Israel together from the Shihor of Egypt even to the entrance of Hamath to bring the Ark of God from Kiriath-jearim.
13:6 And David went up with all Israel to Baalah, that is, to Kiriath-jearim, which is Judah s, to bring up from there the Ark of God, of Jehovah, who is enthroned between the cherubim, which is called by the Name;
13:7 And they set the Ark of God upon a new cart from the house of Abinadab, and Uzzah and Ahio drove the cart.
13:8 And David and all Israel played before God with all their strength, even with songs and with lyres and with harps and with tambourines and with cymbals and with trumpets.
13:9 And when they came to Chidon s threshing floor, Uzzah stretched out his hand to take hold of the Ark; for the oxen had stumbled.
13:10 And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Uzzah, and He struck him because he stretched out his hand to the Ark; and he died there before God.
13:11 And David was angry because Jehovah had broken forth with an outburst upon Uzzah, and he called that place Perez-uzzah, as it is to this day.
13:12 And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the Ark of God to myself?
13:13 So David did not remove the Ark to himself to the city of David, but he carried it aside into the house of Obed-edom the Gittite.
13:14 And the Ark of God remained with the house of Obed-edom in his house three months, and Jehovah blessed the house of Obed-edom and all that he had.